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Researchers may remake Neanderthal DNA
Jun 25 2007 9:26PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Researchers studying Neanderthal DNA say it should be possible to construct a complete genome of the ancient hominid despite the degradation of the DNA over time.
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Giant penguins may have roamed Peru
Jun 25 2007 9:25PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Giant penguins as tall as 5 feet roamed what is now Peru more than 40 million years ago, much earlier than scientists thought the flightless birds had spread to warmer climes. Known mostly for their presence in Antarctica, penguins today live in many islands in the Southern Hemisphere, some even near the equator.
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NASA wants to open station to outsiders
Jun 25 2007 6:02PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - If all goes as planned, part of the international space station will host research experiments from outsiders after it's completed in three years, NASA officials said Monday.
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Mushrooms become source for eco-building
Jun 25 2007 4:02PM (CT)
TROY, N.Y. (AP) - Eben Bayer grew up on a farm in Vermont learning the intricacies of mushroom harvesting with his father. Now the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute graduate is using that experience to create an organic insulation made from mushrooms.
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Mushrooms become source for eco-building
Jun 25 2007 4:02PM (CT)
TROY, N.Y. (AP) - Eben Bayer grew up on a farm in Vermont learning the intricacies of mushroom harvesting with his father. Now the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute graduate is using that experience to create an organic insulation made from mushrooms.
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Conn. biologists search for female moose
Jun 25 2007 3:59PM (CT)
BARKHAMSTED, Conn. (AP) - State biologists are trying to find a female moose to get a better handle on how many of the big beasts are roaming Connecticut.
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Researchers ID factors in Ariz. monsoons
Jun 25 2007 3:57PM (CT)
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - In hopes of better predicting Arizona's mysterious monsoon storms, a team of 20 university and government researchers has identified two factors that commonly cause the events.
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Shark bite leads to reproduction mystery
Jun 25 2007 3:53PM (CT)
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Veterinarian Bob George sliced open the dead shark and saw the outline of a fish. No surprise there, since sharks digest their food slowly. Then George realized he wasn't looking at the stomach of the blacktip reef shark, but at her uterus. In it was a perfectly formed, 10-inch-long shark pup that was almost ready to be born.
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Shark bite leads to reproduction mystery
Jun 25 2007 3:53PM (CT)
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Veterinarian Bob George sliced open the dead shark and saw the outline of a fish. No surprise there, since sharks digest their food slowly. Then George realized he wasn't looking at the stomach of the blacktip reef shark, but at her uterus. In it was a perfectly formed, 10-inch-long shark pup that was almost ready to be born.
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